Joanne Shaw Taylor: Joe Bosso of Music Radar interviews Joanne about the new album and upcoming UK tour
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Joe Bosso of Music Radar interviews Joanne about the new album and upcoming UK tour dates:http://bit.ly/195OdSJ. ""The live record feels like I'm closing a book, and now I'm off to start something new."
Of course. He advised people to listen to Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Little Walter and Jimmy Reed. What do you think – good suggestions?
"Well, firstly, Bill gets to say whatever he likes 'cause he's a living legend. Secondly, having been to his house, I can tell you that he has a huge music collection and is a big supporter and lover of the blues. So hats off to him. You know, if a young kid is getting into it, maybe listen to guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix, Bonamassa – those are great players to start off with.
"When I was a kid, I had my dad's collection. He was a harmonica player, and so, because of him, I knew who Sonny Terry was, and Brownie McGee and Big Bill Broonzy – guys like that. But it really took Stevie Ray Vaughan to open it up for me. I think, just being a young person, it was easier for me to get what he was about; the songs were quite catchy and poppy, so that's what got me to go check out the older artists. If I would've heard them from the get-go, I might not have appreciated them. It's a big jump for a 14-year-old to get into Booker White or Robert Johnson – some of those recordings are 100 years old. Start easy with the big electric guys."
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